Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship Capital Grant

ACG is meant to support apprenticeship in-class training. TDAs approved for and delivering in-class training must follow current curriculum standards. As part of the CFP application, TDAs should link projects to the curriculum as evidence for why the project is needed. Please note, effective January 2022, Skilled Trades Ontario (STO) has assumed responsibility for the… Continue reading Please clarify what the following statement means “Activities and projects must align with curriculum standards for the trade(s)?”

Yes, in-kind or monetary contributions to support a project can be provided by entities outside of the Training Delivery Agent network, such as employers or industry associations.

The ministry is looking to TDAs for new ideas on innovative teaching technologies in their application. Innovation takes original, different, out-of-the-box, and/or creative ideas and turns them into new approaches in order to improve the quality of training and have a positive impact within the province’s apprenticeship and skilled trades system.

Yes, multiple pieces of equipment can be proposed under one project and the equipment can be a combination of replacement of previous equipment and the purchase of new or used equipment. However, the purchase of equipment must be within the same scope of project and activity and be for one primary trade. For example, the… Continue reading Understanding that a proposal can only include one activity, can a project proposal to purchase equipment, include the purchase of multiple pieces of equipment? Can the purpose of the purchase be a combination of replacement of equipment and new equipment?

Applications may only include one project. A project is limited to one of the following activities: Purchase of equipment (equipment may be new and/or used or replacement of existing) for one primary trade Note: projects that include the purchase of equipment may include minor modifications to facilities to accommodate installation. Multiple pieces of equipment can… Continue reading Can one application contain multiple activities within the same scope of project? If so, would parts be approved, and other parts not approved?

In order to receive full consideration during evaluation, applications must provide a clear and detailed response to all sections listed in the Application. Ministry staff will review submitted applications and evaluate eligible applications against the program criteria. Notwithstanding the evaluation criteria set out, the ministry will have sole authority to decide which projects are funded.… Continue reading What criteria will be used to evaluate applications for the Call for Proposals (CFP)?

While approval of all funding requested is not guaranteed, there is no cap to how much funding a TDA can request through the ACG CFP.

Audit and accountability requirements do not allow the transfer of funds between fiscal years or between contracts. TDAs may be approved for projects under both the base and CFP in contracts that pertain to the same year; however, funds must be recorded and tracked separately. TDAs will sign a separate contract for the base funding.… Continue reading Can costs be transferred between projects funded by base funding and projects funded by CFP funding, or between years? For example, can the construction be phased over the 3-year cycle of base funding?

While a TDA may have more than one campus in a region, they can only submit a maximum of one application per region. Please refer to Section 1.4 and 1.5 in the ACG CFP guidelines for more information on applicant and project eligibility.

All costs required to “bring the asset into service”, such as any professional fees, permits and other municipal or provincial charges directly related to the completion of the project can be included. If the project is an addition to an existing building, these costs are subject to the 50/50 cost sharing stipulation.